New Guinea Impatiens plant named &#39;Fisnics Mang&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new New Guinea  Impatiens  plant particularly distinguished by medium sized carmine-pink to orange flowers with weak orange-red stripes and a deep red eye, on long deep purple pedicles, that are borne well above the foliage, early to medium flowering, medium green foliage with narrow leaves, and a medium plant habit that is round and bushy, is disclosed.

GENUS AND SPECIES

Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Fisnics Mang’

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of NewGuinea Impatiens, botanically known as Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull, andhereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Fisnics Mang’. The newcultivar originated from a hybridization made in the year 2001 inHillscheid, Germany. The female parent was the proprietary New GuineaImpatiens plant ‘K98-4178-19’ (unpatented), while the male parent wasthe New Guinea Impatiens plant ‘Cabuya’ (patent status unknown). Theseeds produced by the hybridization were sown in November 2001 inGaldar, Gran Canaria, Spain. A single plant selection was chosen forfurther evaluation and for asexual propagation in April 2002 in Galdar,Gran Canaria, Spain.

The new cultivar was created in 2001 in Hillscheid, Germany and has beenasexually reproduced repeatedly by vegetative cuttings and tissueculture in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain and Hillscheid, Germany, over atwo-year period. ‘Fisnics Mang’ has not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. The present invention has been found to retainits distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this cultivar were applied for in Switzerlandon Oct. 13, 2004 and in Canada on Apr. 20, 2005.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new cultivar when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Hillscheid, Germany and Langley, BritishColumbia, Canada.

-   -   1. Carmine-pink to orange colored flowers, with weak, orange-red        stripes, and with a deep red eye;    -   2. Medium sized flowers on long, deep purple pedicels, well        above the foliage;    -   3. Medium green foliage and relatively narrow leaves;    -   4. A medium, round and bushy plant habit; and    -   5. An early to medium flowering response.

DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOGRAPH

This new New Guinea Impatiens plant is illustrated by the accompanyingphotograph which shows overall plant habit including blooms, buds, andfoliage of the plant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonablyobtained by conventional photographic procedures. The photograph is of awhole plant about 13-weeks old, grown in a greenhouse in Hillscheid,Germany, in late Spring.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘Fisnics Mang’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inHillscheid, Germany. The plant history was taken on 12-week old plantswhich were planted as rooted cuttings in 12-cm pots in late February2004, and then grown in a greenhouse at a minimum temperature of 16° C.Color readings were taken under natural light in the greenhouse. Colorreferences are primarily to the RHS Colour Chart of The RoyalHorticultural Society of London (RHS) (2001).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Balsaminaceae.        -   Botanical.—Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull.        -   Common name.—New Guinea Impatiens.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—‘K98-4178-19’ a proprietary deep-salmon            flowered New Guinea Impatiens plant (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—‘Cabuya’, a salmon-pink flowered New Guinea            Impatiens plant (patent status unknown).-   Growth:    -   -   Growth and branching habit.—Medium size, round, bushy, and            well-branched; the growth is indeterminate, though weak            after the beginning of flowering.        -   Height.—14.5 cm.        -   Width.—28.8 cm.        -   Propagation.—Terminal tips for cuttings.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—9 to 10 weeks            for a 12-cm pot.        -   Time to initiate and develop roots.—18 days at 22° C.-   Branches:    -   -   Average number.—10 to 15.        -   Length of branches.—12 cm to 14 cm.        -   Internode length.—3.5 cm to 4.5 cm.        -   Diameter of branches.—0.5 cm to 0.7 cm.        -   Stem color.—RHS 185A (dark red-purple).-   Leaves:    -   -   Arrangement.—Primarily in whorls.        -   Size.—Length: 12.3 cm Width: 4.4 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptic.        -   Margin.—Slightly serrate, ciliated.        -   Apex.—Acuminate.        -   Base.—Acute.        -   Color (mature leaves).—Upper surface: Near RHS 137A            (medium-green) Lower surface: RHS 138B (light-green)        -   Color (immature leaves).—Upper surface: RHS 137D            (medium-green) Lower surface: RHS 138B (light-green).        -   Texture.—Surface is slightly glossy and smooth or faintly            rippled.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS 48B Lower surface: RHS            185B.        -   Variegation.—None.        -   Petioles.—Length: 2.3 cm Diameter: 0.3 cm to 0.4 cm Color:            Upper surface: RHS 185A Lower surface: RHS 185A Texture:            Glabrous.-   Flower buds:    -   -   Shape.—Ovoid.        -   Size.—Length: 2.2 cm Diameter: 1.5 cm.        -   Color.—Ranging from RHS 55A to RHS 52B.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Blooming habit.—9 to 10 weeks after planting of rooted            cuttings.        -   Inflorescence type.—Flowers appear solitary on peduncles            emerging from the leaf axils at the upper nodes of the            stems.        -   Number of flowers per node.—7 to 9, in various stages of            development.        -   Flowering season.—Mainly from March to October, depending on            light intensity.        -   Lastingness of individual blooms.—Up to 14 days (in a            greenhouse in the Spring at 18° C.)        -   Peduncle.—Color: RHS 183C (brownish-red) Size: Length: 5.5            cm Diameter: 0.15 cm Texture: Flexible, glabrous.-   Flowers:    -   -   Form of corolla.—Zygomorphic, single-type, 5 petals        -   Shape of corolla.—Nearly round, with the petals partly            overlapping, the banner petal somewhat cup-shaped.        -   Corolla size.—Length: 7.5 cm Width: 7.2 cm Depth: 1.2 cm.-   Petals:    -   -   Shape.—Cordate, weakly lobed at the top ends, the top petal            slightly cupped.        -   Apex.—Retuse or emarginate.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Margin.—Entire        -   Petal size.—Top: Length: 3.1 cm Width: 5.8 cm Lateral:            Length: 3.3 cm Width: 3.7 cm Lower: Length: 3.3 cm Width:            4.1 cm.        -   Color.—General color description: Carmine pink with an            orange hue in parts, and with weak orange-red stripes and a            distinct deep red eye Upper surface: RHS 55A, near margins            of petals RHS 40C, with weak radial stripes RHS 44A to RHS            44B Lower surface: RHS 52B to RHS 52C Eye Zone: RHS 66A            (red-purple), most distinct at the base of lateral petals.        -   Petal texture.—Smooth, silky.        -   Aspect.—Flat, banner petal may be somewhat cupped.-   Spur:    -   -   Shape.—Downwardly curved.        -   Color.—RHS 53A to RHS 53B (deep red)        -   Size.—Length: 6.7 cm Diameter: 0.3 cm (at the flower end).-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—Number: 5 fused Stamen color (upper surface color):            RHS 46C Anthers: Fused, hooded Pollen color: RHS 8D            (whitish-yellow).        -   Pistils.—Style and stigma: 5, very short, RHS 150D            (pale-yellow) Ovary: 5-celled Ovary length: 0.5 cm Ovary            color: RHS 141C (surface green).-   Fruit and seed set: No seed set observed.-   Disease and insect resistance: No particular resistance or    susceptibility has been observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL CULTIVARS

‘Fisnics Mang’ differs from the female parent ‘K98-4178-9’ (unpatented)by having a somewhat fuller plant habit and uniform green foliage, while‘K98-4178-9’ has leaves that tend to develop slight variegation.

‘Fisnics Mang’ differs from the male parent ‘Cabuya’ (unpatented), byhaving pink to salmon-orange colored flowers with orange stripes while‘Cabuya’ has a more uniform colored pink flower with red eyes.

‘Fisnics Mang’ differs from the commercial cultivar ‘Kimali’ (U.S. PlantPat. No. 14,033) by having larger flowers (larger diameter by 0.5 cm)that are somewhat less orange and more pink, and a taller plant habit(14.5 cm in contrast to 11.5 cm). Additionally, ‘Kimali’ develops morebranches and has shorter leaves than ‘Fisnics Mang’.

‘Fisnics Mang’ differs from cultivar ‘Fisco Deepsalm’ (U.S. Plant Patentapplied for) by having a more pink and less orange flower color than‘Fisco Deepsalm’. Additionally, ‘Fisnics Mang’ has a taller plant habitand narrower leaves than ‘Fisco Deepsalm’.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant as shownand described herein.